Psalm 51:16 For you desire not sacrifice; else would I give it: you delight not in burnt offering. There are some soldiers here to-night. Now, suppose one of these received orders from the commanding officer to keep guard at such and such a door. All of a sudden he thinks to himself, "I am very fond of our commander, and I should like to do something for him." He puts his musket against the wall, and starts out to find a shop where he can buy a bunch of flowers. He is away from his post all the while, of course, and when he comes back he is discovered to have been away from his post of duty. He says, "Here is the bunch of flowers I went to get." But I hear his officer say, "We cannot allow you — military discipline would not permit it — to run off at every whim and wish of yours and neglect your duty; for who knows what mischief must ensue." It is a holier and better thing to do one's duty than to make duties for oneself. ( C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.WEB: For you don't delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering. |
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